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So you have to experience the Kassel water features to appreciate the masterpiece of the garden architects from the baroque. Even the landgraves and electors always opened their park to the common people. It should participate in these games. The fascination with it has not changed to this day.
The city of Kassel and its surroundings in northern Hesse offers three attractions that are so important that they are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. We visited these on a trip to the region. This led us into almost primeval forests, to a baroque masterpiece of horticulture and into the realm of fairy tale collectors.
Dürnstein Abbey in the Wachau looks best from the Danube. You can see the blue tower of the collegiate church below the castle from afar, if you approach the place by ship. The place does not offer many sights, but those that are are worth a visit. They bear witness to the great past of the place.
Evora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with its historical buildings. It is the largest place that we get to know along our route. It is also one of the oldest places we visit on this trip. Evora was settled long before the Romans.
This guide presents Stralsund insider tips that will help you to explore the maritime city in all its facets. This allows you to experience the city authentically and up close. Discover the best sides of the Hanseatic city.
These Bad Kissingen sights are perfect for all slow travelers who like to travel slowly through Bavaria. You come to the spa in Franconia to enjoy a break. To recharge your batteries. Or to relax in the city, its parks and its grounds. “Discover the time” is the city's motto.
Mechelen in Belgium impresses with its Renaissance and Gothic architecture in the old town. The town's beguinages, along with the Sint Rombouts Cathedral, are UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Mechelen. Here we present the buildings that we discovered on our tour:
The expanse, the smell of salt in the lake, the fresh breeze that almost always blows there, and the harsh character of the surroundings lure to Stralsund. It is a place whose center still lives from the charm of its past. In the World Heritage City you can still feel the influence of the Hanseatic League and its merchants.
Discover one of the last primeval forests in Germany in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park. In the visitor center and the beech forests you can find out interesting facts about the primeval forests of the region. You will experience this from all perspectives on the treetop path.
During our half-day stroll through Stralsund's old town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, we therefore concentrated on the three churches in the city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which are part of it. We wanted to see what is so special about these churches that they were included in this illustrious list of places worth protecting. Above all, the [...]
